Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams released a letter Monday on the “false allegations” of the “Restore Election Integrity Tour,” which will include a stop at the Erlanger Branch of the Kenton County Public Library Monday evening.
In the letter, which was signed by Republican and Democratic of the State Board of Elections and County Clerks at the local level, signers noted that they stand against election misinformation.
“We stand united against election misinformation efforts of the ‘Restore Election Integrity’ tour,” the letter reads. “The tour’s organizers are traveling the state making allegations that are false and that threaten the healthy functioning of our democracy. To date, they have provided neither us, nor law enforcement, nor the news media with any evidence of their irresponsible claims. That is understandable – they cannot.”
The event is organized by Senator Adrienne Southworth’s (R-Lawrenceburg) Election Integrity Team. They allege that voting corruption is happening in Kentucky, despite a lack of evidence, and say that the election is down to the wire and they “invite friends and brace for jaw-dropping exposure of corruption in Kentucky and what you can do to help stop it.”
Adams, along with members from the State Board of Elections, disagree.
“We reassure Kentuckians that our voting machines are not connected to the internet or each other, and they never have been. Kentucky elections have not been hacked, and anyone who says that is simply wrong.
“The organizers say that with respect to election integrity, ‘It’s the elite versus the real people.’ But we are the real people – the citizens who love Kentucky sufficiently to work long hours, even in the face of occasional physical threats, to run these elections – and we have had enough. We encourage Kentuckians to accept election information only from legitimate sources.”